Author: Rosalyn Bass

Ever wondered what role each author has played in a multi-authored research article? Have you been involved in the creation of an article and wished … Read more

This is a summary of our institutional response to the Research Excellence Framework 2029 open access consultation What’s worked for OA since 2014 The introduction … Read more

From January 2024 Open Access requirements for books, book chapters and edited collections arising from UKRI funded projects have existed.    The Open Research team in … Read more

UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) and its constituent research councils have operated an Open Access policy for journal articles and conference proceedings for several years, but will … Read more

In this post we outline our policy approach to recording pre-prints in our institutional repository, KAR. It explains what we wished to achieve and why … Read more

Open Research improves the quality and reliability of research, supports a culture of transparency, maximizes public benefit and avoids resource waste. Sharing pre-print early versions … Read more

75% of our thesis collection is now digital. This collection spans the University’s lifetime 1966-2023 and having a digital presence for theses that represent Kent’s … Read more

Find out the different ways you can search KAR for records for your Division or School, export the results and be notified about new entries. … Read more

Before you arrive at Kent Before you leave your previous institution we recommend that you: Copy records Copy records from any databases or file stores … Read more

UKRI has published updates to its Open Access (OA) policy. This post is our early response. It outlines the library’s advice for our researchers and … Read more